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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İKT-601 - ECONOMICS (PhD)

Code: İKT-601 Course Title: ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ECONOMICS (PhD)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SERAP ÇOBAN (seraps@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ŞÜKRÜ APAYDIN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Objective of this course is to analyze theories and models used in microeconomics, to prepare students for participating at discussions in intermediate microeconomic issues.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain consumer theories. PO-4 have theoretical and empirical information to analyze how to authorities, consumers and firms effect each other’s and how to make decision.
PO-10 have ability on modeling the economic theories mathematically.
Examination
LO-2 can explain the short and long run producer balance. PO-4 have theoretical and empirical information to analyze how to authorities, consumers and firms effect each other’s and how to make decision.
PO-10 have ability on modeling the economic theories mathematically.
PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables.
Examination
LO-3 can explain the concepts of short and long term cost. PO-4 have theoretical and empirical information to analyze how to authorities, consumers and firms effect each other’s and how to make decision.
PO-10 have ability on modeling the economic theories mathematically.
Examination
LO-4 can explain the mathematical background of microeconomic theories. PO-10 have ability on modeling the economic theories mathematically.
PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables.
Examination
LO-5 can write Marshalyan demand functions. PO-4 have theoretical and empirical information to analyze how to authorities, consumers and firms effect each other’s and how to make decision.
PO-10 have ability on modeling the economic theories mathematically.
PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic Concepts
2 Demand-Supply Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
3 Elasticities Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
4 Theory Lecturing-Solving Problem
5 Theory Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
6 Theory Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
7 Theory Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
8 mid-term exam
9 Consumer Theory: Approaches of Hicks and Slutsky Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
10 Producer Theory: Short Term Production Function Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
11 Producer Theory: Long Term Production Function Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
12 Producer Theory: Elasticity of Substitution and Production Functions Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
13 Cost Theory: Short Term Costs Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
14 Cost Theory: Long Term Costs Lecturing-Drawing Graph-Solving Problem
15 General Overview Lecturing- Question&Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 İsmail Bulmuş (2008), Mikroiktisat, Okutman Yayıncılık.
2 Selçuk Akçay (2007), Çözümlü İleri Mikro İktisat Soruları, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
3 Ders Notları
Required Course instruments and materials
Lesson book

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 10 20
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 11 11
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 15 3 45
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 15 3 45
final exam 1 2 2
0
0
Total work load; 166